Almost a Revolution - Mental Health Law and the Limits of Change (Hardcover, New)

The major mental health reforms of the last generation in the U.S.A. have given rise to much discussion and often heated debate; but have they actually produced any real changes? This book is the first overview of this controversial subject - and the author's appraisal of the consequences of these reforms is surprising. Changes which were originally aimed at making it more difficult to hospitalize and treat people with mental illness, and easier to punish them, have actually resulted in far less change than was predicted or intended. This stimulating book argues that, when the law contradicted commonsense ideas of how to deal with the mentally ill, it was bent or ignored, whether by judges, medical professionals, or family members.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 1994
First published:	June 1994
Authors:	Paul S. Appelbaum (Arnold Frank Zeleznik Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, and Director, Law and Psychiatry Program)
Dimensions:	245 x 164 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	244
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-506880-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Disability: social aspects Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > Public health & safety law Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Private, property, family law > Torts / delicts
LSN:	0-19-506880-7
Barcode:	9780195068801

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